Seasonal variability of dissolved major and trace elements in the Gaoping (Kaoping) River Estuary, Southwestern Taiwan

Journal of Marine Systems

Volumn 76, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 444-456

  Wang, Ruo Mei ^a   You, Chen Feng ^a   Chu, Hui Yao ^a   Hung, Jia Jang ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Estuary; Sr isotopes; The Gaoping (Kaoping) River; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; BARIUM; BOUNDARY LAYER FLOW; CALCIUM; CLIMATOLOGY; DISSOLUTION; DUST; ESTUARIES; GROUNDWATER; HYDROGEOLOGY; ISOTOPES; MANGANESE; MANGANESE COMPOUNDS; METALLOIDS; RIVERS; SEAWATER; SODIUM; SPECTROMETRY; TRACE ANALYSIS; TRACE ELEMENTS;

ATMOSPHERIC DUSTS; BENTHIC FLUXES; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CHEMICAL FLUXES; CLIMATIC CHANGES; DRY AND WETS; GEOCHEMICAL BEHAVIORS; HIGH FLUXES; MAJOR AND TRACE ELEMENTS; MAJOR ELEMENTS; MASS BALANCES; POTENTIAL IMPACTS; RIVER WATERS; SALINITY - GRADIENTS; SEASONAL VARIABILITIES; SEASONAL VARIATIONS; SR ISOTOPES; THE GAOPING (KAOPING) RIVER; TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS; TROPICAL MONSOONS; VERTICAL PROFILES; WATER SAMPLES; WET SEASONS;

STRONTIUM;

CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISSOLVED MATTER; ESTUARINE ENVIRONMENT; FLUX MEASUREMENT; RIVER WATER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEAWATER; TRACE ELEMENT;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KAOPING ESTUARY; TAIWAN;

EID: 60749119785     PISSN: 09247963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmarsys.2007.11.012     Document Type: Article

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